Holder for soft collars



N. D FRISBIE.

HOLDER FOR SOFT COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.20.I921- Patented June 28, 1921.

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NELSON D. FRISBIE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNO'R OI ONE-HALF 'I'OWILLIAM E.

SEWELL, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. .7

HOLDER FOR SOFT DOLLARS,

Specificationiof Letterslatent.

Application filed January an, 1921. serial No. 433,611.

To all whom it may 00 12 0cm:

Be it known that 'L'Nnnson D. a citizen of the United States of America,residing at Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for SoftCollars, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings. 1

This invention relates to a holder for soft collars, and the primaryobject of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive devicethat may be easily and quickly placed in engagement with a collar buttonand attached to the flaps'or peaks of a soft collar to hold the flaps inproximity to each other and the collar in proper form, especially abouta tie.

Another object of my invention is to provide a hold-down device forcollars that cannot become accidentally displaced; that is applicable tovarious styles of soft collars and eliminates button holes and collarflaps, and which will present a neat appearance when a tie is properlyplaced in the collar.

The above and other objects are attained by a construction that will behereinafter described and then claimed, and reference will now be had tothe drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder inposition relative to a collar, showing the necktie in dash lines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of a collar showing abutton and the device in elevation, with one of the arms of the devicein section, and

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device relative to a portion of thecollar button.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 1 denotes a conventional form ofsoft collar having overlapping ends 2 provided with button holes 3 foran ordinary collar button 4. The soft collar 1 has flaps or peaks 5, anda four-in-hand or other style of necktie 6 is adapted to be placed inthe soft collar and tied in the usual manner.

My holding device is made of a piece of wire or other material that issemi-rigid and adapted to have portions thereof sprung, if necessary,and the piece of wire may be finished to present a neat appearance,especially portions thereof that will be exposed. The piece of wirematerial is bent to provide an eye 7, a shank 8 and diverging arms 9having hooks or bills 10. The shank 8 is com- F insane;

posed of the parallel inner ends of the arms 9 and said arms extend inopposite directions at an -obtuse angle to the. shank 8.

Slidable on the shank 8 is a sleeve 11 havinga notched tongue 12 at itsinner end and onits front face with the notch 13 in its lower end, sothat aftertheeye 7 is placed on the collar button 4, the sleeve 11 maybelowered on the shank 8 until the tongue 12 engages behind the buttonhead 1% with the notch 13 receiving the shank of the button 4:- With thesleeve 11 raised on the shank 8 and the upper end of the sleeve engagingthe arms 9 there is sufiicient clearance at the eye 7 to permit of theeye being fitted over the button head 14, and the eye may be slightlysprung when placing the device in position. This is accomplished afterthe tie 6 has been tied and held in a raised position to permit of thedevice being fitted on the collar button, or the device may be placed inposition on the button prior to knotting the tie.

Assuming that the eye 7 has been placed over the button head 14 thesleeve 11 is lowered so that the tongue 12 will engage behind the buttonhead, as previously mentioned. The hooks 10 of the arms 9 are thencaught in theflaps 5 to draw the flaps close together, as shown inFig. 1. Then the tie may be lowered in front of the device so that onlythe ends of the arms 9 are visible.

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With some styles of ties the ends of the arms 9 and the complete devicewill be in- Visible, and it is apparent that the device will cooperatewith the tie in maintaining the soft collar in proper shape on a shirtand about a neck. I

The hooks 10 of the arms 9 are made exceedingly small so that the collarflaps will not be unduly pierced or injured by repeated use of thedevice, and since the device is made of wire it is possible to bend thearms 9 at desired angles for engaging collars of various styles, so thata soft collar will be properly positioned about a neck, and preventedfrom sagging relative to a necktie. Furthermore, the eye 7 fitting onthe button a and the tongue 12 extending behind the button head 14 willprevent the ends 2 of the collar from becoming accidentally unbuttoned,and while in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, it is to be understood that the construction of the deviceis susceptible to such changes as are permissible by the appendedclaims.

What I claim is ,7

1. A collar holder comprising an eye.

adapted to fit on a collar button, a shank carried by said eye andterminating in arms adapted to engage collar flaps, and means slidableon said shank-adapted to engage behind a collar button head topreventdis-. placement of the eye relative to the button.

7 2. A collar holder as in claim 1,characterized by said means being inthe, form of a j sleeve having a notched tongue toengage.

the shank of the collar button. a 3. A collar holder made of a piece ofmaterial bent to provide a button engaging eye, a shank, and collarengaging arms, and

saideye; W a

4. A collar holder comprising an eye adapted to fit on a collar button,means slidable' relative to saideye adapted to ena sleeve slidable ontheshank and having its sliding movement limited by said arms and NELsoNrnismn- Witnesses: I H I I LEWIS'E. FLANDERS, KARL H. BUT ER. Q

